Dual Intent

[william coates]

Okay been doing some reading here on the forums and I want to try and clear up a couple of things.
Assuming my wife manages to get a TRV and extends the visa using dual intent, what happens when they request her passport for the PR application. Her VO is in Buenos Aires.
Would she be able to mail her passport to Buenos Aires and then have them mail it back to Canada? And if this was possible, what would she have to do to complete the PR landing process if she was already in Canada? As she is an argentine citizen she wouldn't be able to just enter over the border and return again (flag poling)as she would need to get a visa just to enter the States.

And of course this all would only take place if the interview has been waived for the PR application.
Why is an interview required....I believe it is when the VO suspects the relationship is not genuine....are there any other reasons? My wife and i have been married 10 years and have two young children that have recently recieved their canadian citizenship papers. I can't see any reason why they would request an interview leaving only the problem of the passport and landing as a PR.

Could anyone help clear up my doubts.... ???

 

[Rob_TO]

With a 10 year marriage and children you should have practically zero chance of having an interview. The aim of CIC is to waive interviews in as many cases as possible, so I wouldn't worry at all.

 

[william coates]

With a 10 year marriage and children you should have practically zero chance of having an interview. The aim of CIC is to waive interviews in as many cases as possible, so I wouldn't worry at all.

ok....thats what I was hoping........So now only the question of what happens when they request the passport ???

 

[amikety]

ok....thats what I was hoping........So now only the question of what happens when they request the passport ???

Make a high quality color photocopy and keep it in a safe location at home.

As far as ID, she can look into a driver's license in your province. Some will give her one after a few months, so she'll have a Canadian ID. Many places will also allow a foreign driver's license for ID along with the TRV or other forms of ID.

Some countries also allow you to have duplicate passports.... Not sure if this is allowed in Brazil, but she could look into it.

 

[william coates]

Make a high quality color photocopy and keep it in a safe location at home.

As far as ID, she can look into a driver's license in your province. Some will give her one after a few months, so she'll have a Canadian ID. Many places will also allow a foreign driver's license for ID along with the TRV or other forms of ID.

Some countries also allow you to have duplicate passports.... Not sure if this is allowed in Brazil, but she could look into it.

Thanks for the reply.........I wasn't worried about her not having the passport as ID. I want to know what the process is for when they request the passport for the PR visa. She applied outland and normally the applicant would be in their home country when they request the passport,,,in this case Argentina. But if my wife is in Canada on a TRV which she has had extended using dual intent......Will she be able to
1). Mail her passport to the VO in Argentina and have them mail it back to her in Canada. and
2). How would she complete the landing process to get the PR forms to apply for the PR card? I understand that she would normally inform the immigration officer of her intent to land as a PR and they would then process her.
Would she be able to take her passport to an immigration office inside Canada and inform them that she would like to enter as a PR.....
Any ideas on this ???

 

[amikety]

The answer to both questions is Yes.

She'll have to either schedule a landing at the local immigration center or go to the border to flagpole. The waiting times to land inside Canada for outside PRs is about 2-3 months where I live. It might be more or less where you are. Going to the USA border is the fastest if you are able to go there.

Normally, the airport customs will not allow you to land there.

 

[Reflectoman]

As she is an argentine citizen she wouldn't be able to just enter over the border and return again (flag poling)as she would need to get a visa just to enter the States.

at the lacolle entry in Quebec, before the US border check there is a road on the left with a sign for canada customs and immigration, which she can go to without entering the states at all. there is probably something similar at other crossings too.

 

[Rob_TO]

at the lacolle entry in Quebec, before the US border check there is a road on the left with a sign for canada customs and immigration, which she can go to without entering the states at all. there is probably something similar at other crossings too.

Im not sure if this is possible. The whole point of flag poling is that you actually exit and then re-enter Canada. In our case the immigration officer specifically asked to see the form or stamp the US officer gives when crossing into the US. This would not be possible simply walking into the customs office directly from Canadian side.

Even if someone is not allowed into the US they can still flagpole. You just tell the US side you want go go right back to Canada for a landing, and they will give an 'administrative denied entry' to the US. You can then give this to Canadian side to do the landing.